What we’re about
Hello and welcome!
We are an Amsterdam based djembé-ensemble drumming school with 2 dedicated teachers providing weekly lessons on Wednesday- and Thursday nights, situated right in the heart of Amsterdam. No matter if your goal is to just have a weekly group-drumming session, upgrade your playing-level or to become a professional djembé player: all levels are welcome to subscribe, from absolute beginners to advanced players! Our studio has an 'all-African look' with loads of African instruments, like djembé (handdrum), doundouns (bass drums, played with sticks), krins (log drum), balaphones (marimba) and all kinds of small percussion. \
Our 2 dedicated teachers have around 30 years of experience of studying, practicing, performing and teaching traditional and modernized djembé rhythms from Guinea, Mali and Ivory coast. You are welcome to discover the world of djembé, to enjoy the power of ensemble-playing and to meet other musicians to play with and create study groups! Besides weekly lessons we provide presentations for the groups and in our studio might still be place/time for groups to study besides coming to the lessons, ask for it!
Time table:
WEDNESDAY with Jaco Benders: 19:00 - 20:30 (beginners) / 20:30 - 22:00 (advanced)
CONTACT: [email protected] / +31(0)646041138 (info/content) PRICES: € 150,= for 1 block of 10 lessons OR € 15,= for a trial lesson
THURSDAY with Rutger van der Ree: 17:45 - 18:30 (kids, teenagers)
CONTACT: [email protected] / +31(0)613182895 (info/content/prices)
Hope to meet you in one of our groups!
